OHAFC 1st XI: Old Haileyburians (H), Arthurian League Division One, 11.30am KO, Harrow School Astroturf

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 12.9 miles
• Referee: Thomas Prime
• Refereeing his 6th OHAFC fixture this season, his first in the Arthurian League
• Club record of 2 wins, 3 draws in first 5 games, no cards or penalties awarded to OHAFC
• Refereeing his 3rd OHAFC 1st XI fixture, previous 2 both home wins for the Blues
• 1st XI are yet to concede a goal in games refereed by ‘Optimus Prime’
• Weather forecast: Rain, 4 degrees (acceptable glove-wearing threshold: 5 degrees)
• Pitch forecast: Astroturf
• Rubber crumb levels: High to Astronomical
• OHAFC 1st XI League record on astroturf over last 7 seasons: Pld 10, Won 5, Lost 5, For 18, Against 18
• Home record on astroturf: Pld 6, Won 4, Lost 2, For 15, Against 10
• This is the 1st XI’s 6th astroturf League game in the past 2 seasons; 5 seasons before that – 5 astroturf fixtures

TEAM

• OHAFC 1st XI (1st in Division One, 31pts) v Old Haileyburians (9th in Division One, 10pts)
• Top two teams promoted to Premier Division
• Potential finishing positions for OHAFC: 1st to 6th
• A win guarantees the side a top four finish
• Two wins from final five games guarantees promotion to Premier Division
• Average points needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 3 seasons): 30 (1.73pts per game, OHAFC currently 31 points, 2.38pts per game)
• OHAFC 8 points inside promotion places, Haileybury 4 points from safety
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
• Average position of Haileybury last 3 seasons: 8th in Division One
• Average finishing position of sides relegated from Prem Division (last three seasons): 3rd in Division One
• 14th League game of season for OHAFC, 13th for Haileybury
• 8th home League fixture of season for OHAFC, only Radley have yet to visit ‘Fortress Philathletic’
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Winchester 8-1 at home two weeks ago (last week’s fixture v Radley postponed), Haileybury lost 10-0 at Wellington, also a fortnight ago
• OHAFC will stay top with win or draw, will drop to second for the first time since November with defeat and a Brentwood win at Aldenham
• Current League Form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L W ; Haileybury L L D
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 7, Won 6, Lost 1, For 19, Against 6
• Haileybury away League form this season: Pld 6, Won 1, Lost 5, Scored 6, Conceded 30
• Corresponding fixture last season: No corresponding fixture
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 1-0 at Haileybury on December 12th 2015, Firoozan scoring the only goal
• Overall League record between teams (previous 7 seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 3, scored 6, conceded 3
• League record at Harrow: Only previous fixture a 3-2 win on November 12th 2011
• Record OHAFC League victory (last 7 seasons): All 3 victories have been by single-goal margins
• Record OHAFC League defeat (last 7 seasons): N/A
• Current performance after same number of games last season: 21pts better off (31v10), scored 9 goals more (29v20), conceded 38 goals fewer (8v46)
• Current League position compared to same stage last season: 8 places higher (1st v 9th)
• OHAFC 1st XI still on course to break record low of 17 League goals conceded in 2009/10 (currently 8, 5 games remaining)
• OHAFC 1st XI still have the second best defensive record in the League (58 teams): 8 goals conceded in 13 games (0.62 goals per game)
• Only Div 5 North side Bancroftians have lower goals per game concession ratio: 5 in 9, 0.5 goals/game
• The 8-1 win over Winchester in the League a fortnight ago set a number of milestones:
• It is the 1st XI’s second biggest League win in the last seven seasons
• It was the first time since the second game of the 2012/13 season the side has scored 8 goals in a League game (8-0 win over Tonbridge on Oct 6th 2012)
• These are the only two occasions the side has scored 8 goals in a League game in the last 7 seasons
• It was the first time since that fixture there have been five different OHAFC scorers in one League game (six v Tonbridge in 2012)
• It is the first time in living memory that two brothers have both scored hat-tricks for the same OHAFC side in the same season: Alex Breeden v Bradfield on January 23rd, James Breeden v Winchester on February 20th
• The Breeden brothers have combined to score 8 goals in 7 League appearances since January 16th
• It was the first headed goal David Lederman has ever scored for any OHAFC team (Club debut in 1992; has scored 2 headers for Sunday teams previously, both from a yard out)

PLAYER

• 29 players from squad used this season (12 League games), 85 in last seven seasons
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 14 following late withdrawal of Milln due to knee injury
• Leading 1st XI League appearances this season: 13 – Lederman, 12 – 4 players
• Leading 1st XI League scorers this season: 5 – A Breeden, 4 – Hoffen
• Worst discipline offenders this season: 2 yellows – Sert
• Lederman set for 130th 1st XI appearance and 120th 1st XI start (last 7 seasons)
• Hoffen set for 80th 1st XI appearance (last 7 seasons) and 10th 1st XI League start this season
• Hill set for 30th career Club start and 15th 1st XI appearance this season
• Sert set for 15th 1st XI start this season
• Poulter set for 15th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Gilbert set for 15th 1st XI appearance this season
• Richardson set for 10th 1st XI appearance & 5th 1st XI League start this season
• von Hirsch set for 10th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Scarborough set for 5th Club appearance of season & career
• Ollie Curry set for 1st XI debut
• Emre Sert set for Club debut, will line up in goal – Fraser McGuinness absent for first time since opening day of the season
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 474/117
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 40/10 (current season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 540/132
• Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 45/11 (current season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd XI: No fixture, next game Epsom (A), Sat March 12th

OHAFC 3rd XI: No fixture, next game Cholmelians 3's (H), Sat March 12th

Players who have made most substitute appearances for the Club over the past 7 seasons - the Benchwarmers!

1st Nick 'Splinters' Defty...25 sub appearances

2nd Rupert 'Tracksuit bottoms' Hoffen...20

3rd Harry 'Watch with mum & dad' Woolley...17

4th Phil 'Leave the house for the 2nd half' Berry...15

5th Freddie 'Get more playing time in Brazil' Brunt...12

6th= Azhar 'Not now I'm vice-captain' Khan...11

6th= Bemini 'Just look at my record' Soyinka...11

8th= David 'It never used to be like this' Lederman...10

8th= Jack 'Mr Utility' Robinson...10

8th= Nick 'Had enough, I'm playing real tennis from now on' Warner...10